Summary

  • Anthony Joshua stops Carlos Takam in 10th round in Cardiff

  • Joshua defends WBA & IBF heavyweight titles

  • Takam complains fight should not have been stopped

  • Takam knocked down in fourth and cut over both eyes

  • Joshua nose broken in clash of heads in second round

Live Reporting

Michael Emons and Alex Bysouth

  1. Yafai v Ishida

    British WBA regular world bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell is backing Kal Yafai tonight...

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  2. Round four

    Yafai v Ishida

    Back to this one, and Sho Ishida looks like he's grown in confidence a little.

    He's starting to try and utilise that four-inch height advantage and Kal Yafai just has to cover up for a moment.

    But now it's Ishida trying to slow the round down as he grips his man close, with Yafai working the body.

    Yafai fires in a left, Ishida ducks and it glances his shoulder before the Japanese fighter slips in a body shot. A better round from the challenger.

  3. The night so far

    So what's already happened in Wales?

    Lawrence Okolie enjoyed a third-round knockout against Adam Williams, while Joshua Buatsi was taken the distance by Saidou Sall but claimed a points victory in Cardiff.

    Meanwhile, Frank Buglioni took a unanimous decision as he outclassed Craig Richards.

    Whetting the appetite...

    Frank BuglioniPA

  4. Round three

    Yafai v Ishida

    Right then, round three of this WBA super-flyweight title defence for Kal Yafai.

    Ishida, the mandatory challenger for the belt, looks to land a body shot and that creeps through Yafai's defence for the first time. It doesn't ruffle the Brit.

    Yafai, all 5ft 4in of him, bounces back into the middle of the ring and goes after the man in red and gold shorts.

    The Japanese sneaks out of a Yafai attack on the ropes but he's forced back there with every flurry from Yafai.

  5. Round two

    Yafai v Ishida

    Both these fighters came into this one unbeaten, Ishida just edging Yafai on 24 fights to 22, but it's the Birmingham boxer who boasts one more knockout.

    Yafai goes straight on the hunt in round two, closing the gap on the Japanese fighter and dancing around the occasional left-hander from his opponent.

    That's smart from Yafai, flinging away Ishida's jab and counter-punching with one of his own to the body.

    He's doing all the work, Ishida looking a little nervy in Cardiff.

    YafaiReuters

  6. Round one

    Yafai v Ishida

    This is Ishida's first fight outside of Japan, and he has the height on Yafai.

    But the 25-year-old has been unable to trouble the Englishman so far.

    Yafai looks to find his range with the jab, while a swinging right hand over the top misses its target.

    Yafai lands a body shot before Ishida slips away from the ropes, decent start from the Brit.

  7. Yafai v Ishida

    That's the bell!

    Here we go...

  8. Yafai's 'toughest fight on paper'

    Yafai v Ishida

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    First up, all eyes are on Birmingham's Kal Yafai...

    The 28-year-old will defend his WBA world super-flyweight title against Japan's Sho Ishida.

    Unbeaten in 22 contests, Yafai is defending his title for the second time but says this is his "toughest fight on paper".

    "I'm going to do whatever it takes to win," he added.

    "Even if I've got to outbox this guy, which I know I'm capable of doing, or I have to bully him and break him down, I will do that."

  9. Just how many mouthwatering bouts do you want to pack on to one card?

    It's a night of cracking contests in Cardiff, and we'll be guiding you through it.

  10. The heavyweight champion...

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    The one waiting for his chance...

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    A world title within her grasp...

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